PresenterJohn McCarthy was a British journalist taken hostage in Lebanon, in 1986. He was held for five years, which passed very slowly, yet, somehow, also flashed by. JamesHow strange! The presenter said that John McCarthy’s five years in prison ‘flashed by’! If something flashes by, it goes very quickly!

Tejali Flash by म्हणजे वेळ चुटकीसरशी निघून जाणे. Five years in prison is very long time; it’s surprising that it flashed by!

JamesLet’s listen to that sentence again. How does the presenter say ‘was’?

PresenterJohn McCarthy was a British journalisttaken hostage in Lebanon, in 1986. He was held for more than five years. JamesThe speaker said ‘was’ a weak form of was. He said ‘washeld’. Repeat after me. was was held

John McCarthyI was in solitary confinement underground for 2 or 3 months, so no daylight. Suddenly, one would wake up one day and think, another month gone, just like *click* that.

Tejali‘Just like *click* that'? What does he mean?

JamesWhen something happens like *click* that, it happens very quickly or immediately.

Tejaliतुम्ही तुमच्या बोटांनी चुटकी वाजवून इंग्रजीत, *click* झालं हे सांगू शकता, या चुटकीमुळे तुम्ही बोलत आहात ती गोष्ट चुटकीसरशी, म्हणजेच पटकन झाली हे तुम्हाला सांगता येईल. What verb does he use to say time moves slowly? John McCarthyIt was extremely dull, and most of the time there was nothing going on, as indeed, often when one’s bored, time does seem to drag.

JamesHe said ‘time seems to drag’ – we can use the verb ‘drag’ when saying that time moves very slowly.

Claudia Hammond We judge how much time has passed by how many new memories we can make within a certain time period. The more memories we’ve made that are new, the longer we assume that time was.

Tejali वेळ चाललाय हे सांगण्यासाठी आपण 'pass' हे क्रियापद वापरता.

James Oh! I understand now! Our perception of time depends on how many new experiences we have! I wonder if there’s a way to slow time down?

TejaliSlow time down म्हणजे काळाची गती कमी करणे. Good question James – I wonder if there is a way to slow time down so we can make the most of the day. Making most of the day म्हणजे वेळेचा जास्तीत जास्त सदुपयोग करणे. Claudia HammondOne way of making time seem as if it slows down for you is to fill your time with lots of new activities and to not keep doing the same things again. Now there are some things you have to keep doing again and again like going to work, but any time you do get a choice, if you can spend your weekend filling it with loads of new activities, it will go fast at the time because you’re having fun.

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bThat was the worst film ever – it filled the time.U29ycnkhIFdoaWNoIHZlcmIgbWVhbnMgdGltZSBnb2VzIHNsb3dseT8g

cThat was the worst film ever – it passed the time.U29ycnkhIFdoaWNoIHZlcmIgbWVhbnMgdGltZSBnb2VzIHNsb3dseT8g

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aShe had to wait in the airport for 6 hours, so she filled her time by playing games on her laptop.V2VsbCBkb25lIQ==

bShe had to wait in the airport for 6 hours, so she dragged her time by playing games on her laptop.U29ycnkhIFdoaWNoIHZlcmIgbWVhbnMgdG8gaW5jbHVkZSBhY3Rpdml0aWVzIGluIHlvdXIgc3BhcmUgdGltZSBzbyBhcyBub3QgdG8gZ2V0IGJvcmVkPw==

cShe had to wait in the airport for 6 hours, so she flashed her time by playing games on her laptop.U29ycnkhIFdoaWNoIHZlcmIgbWVhbnMgdG8gaW5jbHVkZSBhY3Rpdml0aWVzIGluIHlvdXIgc3BhcmUgdGltZSBzbyBhcyBub3QgdG8gZ2V0IGJvcmVkPw==